A Closer Look at...Gibson Les Paul 60th Anniversary Models
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- čas přidán 13. 08. 2019
- 1959 is considered to be the golden year of Gibson Les Paul production, with less than 650 guitars manufactured, the fabled '59s found favour with the likes of Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Duane Allman and Eric Clapton. 2019 marks the 60th Anniversary of these iconic guitars, and to celebrate, Gibson Custom have released a series of '59 Les Paul Standards.
Jack talks you through the ins and outs of the 60th Anniversary Les Paul Standard, and why we at Peach love it so much!
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I’ve always been a fender guy through and through. I was lucky enough to get a 59 in my hands and I gotta say that Gibson have done something really special here! What an incredible instrument. If you have the opportunity, do yourself a favour and give it a try. Any guitar player who is serious about playing owes it to themselves to give this thing a go!
I've been saying for years that the best Les Pauls sound like muscular Tele's. I'm getting a 60th anniversary today, thank you for the vid!!
Enjoy you lucky bugger! Which colour?! 😛
@@daviddorrian5349 Ended up waiting for something special. You can see a pic of it and hear it in action if you go to my CZcams channel (only vid I've posted since I deleted all my old vids).
I just got the 60th anniversary 1960 reissue. I've had it 3 weeks now, and I must say that it is Amazing. You will not be disappointed. Every aspect of it is perfect. The setup, the action, the finish, the sound, everything! I have never had a guitar I could put the action so low on and still play cleanly. It is too low, I actually raised it up a little. I have 4 other Les Pauls, and none of them even compare. This is also the latest of the bunch at 8.3 Lbs. My 87' Custom sound pretty good too, but it is a boat anchor, and it gets muddy when driven hard. This 1960 anniversary is my favorite guitar now.
@@goneflying140 damn...would be amazing if I could afford it...enjoy your guitar!!
Gorgeous pieces and fantastic playing. Always a delight.
Cheers, jack
Very well done demo Peach Guitars. The best I've seen yet that showcases the tonal characteristics of the model.
I purchased one of these 60th Anniversary Custom Shop R9 (factory burst finish) earlier this year and can attest to the amazing clarity of the unpotted Custombucker PU's in these models. They are fantastic iterations of the original PAF's as demonstrated so skillfully in your video presentation. Again, well done.
2 years on and I'm still yet to own one of these. My absolute dream guitar! Bright, single coil on steroid sounding les paul is what I've been after for years! These absolutely nail that sound!
What an example in this video too! The finish, the top, the tone and that dark fretboard! What lucky person got this thing?!
Great demo! Both the playing and and the info. 👌🏼 Well done. Thanks!
Thank you for the great review! And as always your playing is awesome!!
Hands down the best audio demo of the 60th 1959 les Paul…
Phenomenal playing on an amazing guitar. Well done!
Thanks very much. Great demonstration - and really fantastic playing too.
Got one in dirty lemon fade . Love it can't put it down !! Had over a dozen Les Paul's over the years from the 70 s 80s . This is probably my favorite .
I was looking at one of those today.. almost went and got it.... some others i see i want too, ahhhhh can't make up my mind they all look so good !!!
How are the unpotted pickups? Do they squeal a lot?
The playing is awesome as always
Super super playing as always!! And lovely lovely sound! Thats how Les Pauls should sound!
Very nice Video ! Beautiful guitars share their best tones !
Lucky enough to own one. Stellar review and play. Thanks!
Best demo on the net yet!I am so happy that you used hi gain, versatility is important!
i hope next will bi like this one! :D
That guitar sounds ....ing amazing! Jack, your playing is stellar!
My GOD... JACK ! You play amazing !!! Sound, Feel, R9.... Awesome !!!
Beautiful guitars awesome tone. Loved the funky playing.
Great review and excellent playing!
Fantastic demo, perfect sound
Lovely playing!!
Amazing video thanks so much
I played a 2012 1958 reissue Les Paul in lemon burst at my local guitar store. BEST. GUITAR. I. EVER. PLAYED.
I Just Love Mine. Also the Dirty Lemon Color. Beautiful Guitar and the best sounding Reissue I’ve ever owned. Now if I could play like Jack, I would be complete 😁😁❤️
Amazing playing, amazing sounding guitars 💯
Saving up for for this
Great Job... Thanks!
They don't use Hyde glue to bind the mahogany body to the maple cap because Hyde glue would never dry if it's sandwiched like that. Original bursts used some sort of formaldehyde-based glue for the body construction, so if you buy a true historic custom shop you're most probably getting that too. In any case, they use Hyde glue for just about everything else on the guitar so it's not like it makes any difference really. Really a gorgeous guitar you got there!
? You can definitely use hide glue for this lol
Brit guitarists and Les Pauls - a dream combo for decades and this is no exception. Great playing and great sounding guitar.
Brother you play those awesome Les Paul's with authority!!! Makes me want to buy one now
Fanastic guitars and playing, British players have a unique thing going on in their playing that seems to compliment the blues & Les Pauls ....I dig it!!
Hope to be ordering my own in a day or two outa my local shop, I gotta have one of these its as close as I'll ever get to an orig 59 😎
Recently (finally!) got to try 3 of these and I was surprised how bright they were (my only comparison is my 1968 LP Custom which I've had for decades) but it actually took me back to some of the Clapton, Page and Peter Green stuff I was listening to late 60's / early 70's so it makes sense that Gibson have gone all out to get 'that' sound (which you have pulled off nicely in the vid!). They retail for HKD 59K (USD 7,564) so not a 'pressing' purchase for me but I would love one! 😀Cheers.
Awesome Tone !!!
I gotta get me one
Great playing
Jack your playing is absolutely sublime'... So glad I bought this exact guitar from you guys but in Lefty'...Cheers.
Oh Jack sooo great playing... makes me so jealous 😁 but on the flipside, I will practice. So thank you.
Great video and awesome playing! I am trying to get one of these 60th in Kindred or Sunset with a kickass top and I am having a HARD time finding one...
Check out our website and see if there are any that catch your eye! bit.ly/32xJRXC.
Learned someone after watching this very good
A side by side comparison with an original would be awesome 👍🏻
Anybody out there with an original, please get in touch!
@@PeachGuitars give Bernie a bell
Gibson should make that comparison.
@@PeachGuitars I think there is someone by the name of Joe Bonamassa that has "one or two."
A little more reverb please but thats just me, sounds fantastic!
Very cool to see Gibson getting them so close.... one thing that irks me though. Everybody keeps saying the top and back were hide glued. They weren't. They used RF glue on the tops and hide glue on the parts that maybe in the future needed to be undone. Like the neck and fingerboard.
Such a good guitar player
Very cool
Great player!
Wow!!
I just had to get one today, It is a good bad habit...and you are a GREAT guitar player...
The bigsby model moregrit sustain ballsy and gritty as well as sweet.
I'm honestly thinking about selling my 2016 les Paul standard and a load of collectables that I've got to buy one of these. They sound unbelievable!
They are truly great!!
I sold 3 guitars for this one, and don’t regret it one bit. It’s truly an amazing instrument
@@duke_pgh3420 update I'm not left with an acoustic, a custom shop start, 4 pedals and a amp. I do loads of gigging and recording work and it's all I need. All in the fingers
David Dorrian I’ve got 2 standards & an SG I’ve been thinking of selling to get a custom shop, I’m looking for that one I can bond with for the rest of my playing career, would you say it was a worthwhile investment?
I have one of those. Unfortunately I do not have your talent. (but it still sounds great)
Just ordered mine today! V2 in Tomato Soup Burst. Can not wait!
What's the verdict after owning it a while?
Sounds fantastic, action is perfect, look is authentic, plays amazing, just a brilliant instrument. Would recommend. Cheers!
Great guitar
Any one know some riffs that he played? Alot of great riffs in his demos!
Great playing!
The Funky Stuff Was Smokin, Brothers Johnson
I love these guitars and I’m glad Gibson makes them. But I can’t figure out why, especially for the price, I see so much variation in the rosewood boards and top cuts. The rosewood should be AAA+ and consistent, dark, even tone brown wood. Look at a dozen online and you’ll find plenty of streaky, inconsistent rosewood. At times, it almost looks like pau ferro. The center seem of the maple top should split the saddle piece. The center seem should run directly below the center of the saddle. You’ll find either the seem is off or the saddle is slightly off. We’re talking aesthetics and millimeters, but geometry in guitars is important, especially at these prices.
Centre seems on originals were also all over the place, so technically this is accurate ;)
BELL TUNNEL Some of the fingerboards may look like pao ferro because they ARE pao ferro. Gibson are making some of these 60th Anniversary models with what they are calling “Bolivian rosewood” fingerboards, but that’s isn’t actually a “real” wood name (it’s a colloquially used term) and Gibson are pretty open that the “real” name is pao ferro. They’re doing this largely to cater to export markets because of the continuing (for now) issues around Indian rosewood but from time to time you’ll see Bolivian rosewood guitars for sale in the US.
Regarding the tops I’m incredibly fussy and generally have a pretty keen eye for things which aren’t level or centred and I’ve not noticed any un-centred top seams or bridge/tailpiece positioning. I’ll have to look closer now I guess. 😜 Just to clarify though... if everything is properly centred then the centre seam should run under the bridge directly inbetween the D and G string saddles not in the middle of any of the bridge saddles, so maybe your eye is looking for the wrong reference?
@@davidburke2132 As of August CITES no longer restricts export of rosewood on instruments.
Marijn Slot Not quite true... the ending of restriction of exports for Indian rosewood in guitars has been agreed by CITES but the change hasn’t actually come into effect yet - I believe the change is actually going to be implemented in mid to late November. It’s why I said “for now” in my original post.
@@davidburke2132 Ah ok... that makes (no) sense. Gotta love bureaucracy and paperwork!
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Really want one of these but are the Murphy labs better?
I’d like to hear this guitar compared with a standard with same amp settings. I’ve got the trad and after much eq tweaking got a sound which is thick but clear. The Boss Blues driver with zero drive set seems to really help bring my LP to life also. I’m not going for a heavy rock tone, more a just at break up clear tone, but nice and meaty. I’d like this LP compared to the Eastman as well. Can’t help feel the quality of the wood was a big factor with the 50s LPs and word is Eastman have some nice wood at fraction of cost.
I have both and the 59 Custom Shop is much better--by far !! Try one, you'll fall in love
Emilio Margarit I don’t have a current Standard or recent Traditional but I do have a few USA production Les Pauls and one of these 60th Anniversary models and I totally agree... the Custom Shop guitar totally blows away the USA production models.
However, I don’t really agree with Jack’s comments about this guitar vs Gibson Historics and Reissues over the past decade (and particularly since 2013-14). I’ve played many of those guitars and most of the changes for historic accuracy on this year’s 60th Anniversary are of a cosmetic nature (correct colour and positioning of the “Les Paul Model” script on the headstock is a perfect example) rather than things that affect the sound. In my opinion the Historics have been so good for quite a long time that this year’s model doesn’t really move that any further forward and if you get the chance to pick up a previous year’s model (as I say, especially since 2013 when they started using Custombuckers and hide glue, at least for the neck joint) for a good price then in my opinion you should jump at it and not feel like you’re losing out over this year’s model. To be frank the Custom Shop Historics have been outperforming (as they should do of course) the USA production guitars for ever.
Fun fact. It turns out that they didn't use hide glue to glue the maple cap to the back on the originals. So a lot of people who build replicas and even Gibson themselves got this wrong all this time.
It would be interesting to know the rest of the gear to get that sound...
He says, DrZ amp, wampler tumnus, king tone duelist
Beautiful. Which amp have you used?
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How are the unpotted pickups? Noisy or squealing?
I’ve heard a couple different versions of how the woman tone is achieved. Is it tone rolled off the bridge in middle position or is it tone rolled of the neck? I’m pretty sure it’s middle position.
I own a 2018 historic vos, it has the b bee caps. I think they where right there then tbh.
Love the tasteful playing , I was very contented to listen to it.
Ile never sell mine, I akin it too selling a eye.
People really should save hard as I promise you will not be disappointed in parting with the money.
Paired with a jtm or a baseman is a joy to behold.
this guitar or Knaggs SSC? which one is better in resonance&sound, finish quality? :)
Joe Rozmanassa To be honest I’ve never played the Knaggs... but these are prettier. 😜
fellas, how about some Peach weekly guitar lessons?
Yess please Peach Guitars!
That woupd be awesome. Please do it
Yesssss
👍👍👍
Ciao, which amp you used? Tank's
Says that he used a Dr. Z maz round 8:35
Do these come WITHOUT the Anniversary plate on the back?
You get both the anniversary and the usual plate
How many of these 60th Anniversary guitars are being made?
Juan Gonzalez I don’t believe they’re limited by anything other than demand and Custom Shop production capabilities. Or put another way... essentially all 1959 Reissues/Historics made this year are this 60th Anniversary model.
Black Magic Woman 7:28
... right from the start of the video I thought.... that sounds good
What song is he playing at 11:30?
Darude - Sandstorm
What amp are you plugged into? Great demo
This is what I want to know. Amp sounds astounding.
8:31
I want one in iced tea....I called the bank today I might pull the trigger
You should John....drop us a message to sales@peachguitars.com and we'll certainly do our best to help you!
Peach Guitars: What pedals and amp did you use for this demo? Thanks.
radio5051 Dr Z Maz, Tumnus, Duelist (TS side).
SlingShot830201 thanks! Such an open sound. Has a nice bite to it too. That’s hard to find.
8:31
Is that a diamond on the back? If so where is the diamond from? I cant find any information about it.
Bandana Dee Isaac I’m wondering if the diamond is real or not. Thanks for the reply
@@mrtimmyhopkins no it's not, i own one.
How does the Bolivian rosewood fretboard affect the tone in comparison to the East Indian rosewood board?
Not all 59 paf pickups were weak sounding pickups the output levels varied quite alot and the strength of the magnets varied alot. A paf could be anywhere from 7k to 9k. There are many aggressive real pafs. Many pafs have been found to be mid 8k and higher pages neck paf is 8.6k for expample and in regard to calssic les paul tones the guitars were only a few years old when the classic tones were recorded by people like green page clapton etc. So the magnets did not have enough time to weaken. The les pauls we all love did not have 50 years of aging on them when those classc tones were recorded. Classic les pauls are more favourite but there is much b.s mojo speak involved. Why do i want a les paul reissue that sounds 60 years old when they classic tones were recorded when the greatest les pauls were only 5 to 15 years old
Page had his paf replaced with a t top in the early 70s perhaps that was the reading on his t top. Not saying the pafs some of them were certainly not I agree on that.
Eric Foreman is a hell of a guitarist ?
didn't know that charles leclerc plays guitar lol
😂 no doubt it's the man himself!
The ONLY bad thing that has this beauty .....It is one ,the price.........!!!!!
Very very close
Are you playing through a Hot Rod?
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how much is this?
行者にんにく
$6499.00 usd
行者にんにく just your firstborn
I bought mine in Cherry Teaburst finish... Great Guitar!!!
It's a pity that normal musicians can't afford one. But the managers can.
The caps are a shell with a normal cap inside. It's a bumblebee look. Perhaps that is nothing new.
Also, hide glue takes days, if not weeks to dry. That would take a lot of patience in a factory setting. With orders to fill, patience is not in large supply.
Bottom line? The new owners are quite good at marketing.
Not anymore: real Bumble Bees now...
How long is Gibson going to lean on the "wait now this year is the most accurate" marketing plan
Funny you should say that! They just hired a guy away from Taylor to head up the Custom Shop and he is already talking about changes he will make to pursue historical accuracy! I guess my 2019 CS 1960 is only the "most accurate" recreation for the next few months!
sometimes I wonder about the positive comments that are left on CZcams.. Some marketing dude at gibson with a bunch of accounts working hard lol
I'm pretty certain these guitars market themselves by way of being awesome and having awesome tone.
Gibson - a company that took 65 years to make the perfect guitar (1894-1959) , then took another 60 (2019)years to get it right again.. not a great track record. haha
But at least they did it, and twice!
I heard that Gibson laid off a lot of people in the custom shop. I’m scared.
riheg ...where did you hear this from?
They did Lay a lot of people off I had four friends work in the custom shop that are no longer there.
Original Les Paul's never had their tops glued on with hide glue. They were glued on with phenol formaldehyde resin.
reference?
@@emilxert Bharat Khanderkar (aka otpg), Tom Bartlett , Gill Yaron... any luthier of note who works with vintage Les Paul's really. The fully hide glue construction myth was found to be false many years ago.
just did some research, everywhere stated they used hide glue
WarriorOfGhengisKhan did a little research after reading your comment :)
Well, I guess I’ll take the next glue-correct R9 on 65th anniversary then, haha
@@popeye089 Well they are wrong. Hide glue is water soluble. The glue that can be extracted from the channel route in old Les Paul's does not dissolve in water because it is a form of plastic.
The 2018 is the same as the 2019 60th.
moss1transcendant Almost. Some cosmetic differences. And the case is definitely different! 😜
Going to piss off the Gibby fans here, but those pickups are everything. Put those in an Epiphone and your going to have the same sound with thousands of $ left over for your dream amp(s).
From 2017 and on, the specs have been the same...the 2019’s aren’t any different than those years. Nice demo nonetheless.
sixbladeknife44 I mostly agree. This year’s changes are small and cosmetic (such as the positioning and colour of the Les Paul Model script on the headstock). However, they’ve been getting it very right on these Historic guitars for quite a long while now in my opinion, so only cosmetic changes at this point is good by me. 😃
I used to have a head of hair like you,but after 25 years it left me for another head....😡
I love these videos but dudes please get some decent lefty’s in . You’re the biggest guitar shop in the uk but your lefty range is worse than some small shops.
If you check out our other recent video John talks about a trip to Nashville we're taking this week to handpick some guitars from Gibson, if you have any thing you'd love for us to pick out for you send us a message and let us know!
We’ve got 4 lefty handed 60th anniversary coming next week. More than any other shop in the UK
@@PeachGuitars cool, i might take a trip to come and see them if theyr'e not too pricey
@@alexgarnett5373 Well, the one they had in recently was £5199, and that was before the Pound fell............
Still £5199, 3 now on the website....
My baby sounds more beeta.babe.
5k$ for mediocre instrument, play authentic boys :) .
Mat Zim Haha. Have you actually played one? Mediocre instrument indeed!! FFS! I can totally respect someone not liking a Les Paul style guitar. Personally I don’t like Strats, but I know that’s just my personal preference and it doesn’t make a Strat a “mediocre guitar”. Of it’s type this 60th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul is absolutely up there with the best new instruments of its kind you can buy anywhere.